Date	Saturday, 14 January 2023
Competition	Scottish Premiership
Fixture/Score	Motherwell 1:1 Ross County
Venue	Fir Park
Attendance	4,574
Referee	David Dickinson
Comments	Match Report Report by Andy Campbell for the BBC. Motherwell 1 Ross County 1 Ross County manager Malky Mackay hopes to sign "at least" one more player next week after the Scottish Premiership bottom side salvaged a point at fellow strugglers Motherwell. Jordy Hiwula netted seconds after coming on to cancel out Stuart McKinstry's Motherwell opener. Nohan Kenneh, who has joined County on loan from Hibernian, made his debut as a late substitute at Fir Park. "We're hoping that next week another one comes in at least," said Mackay. "We'll see after that. The last couple of weeks of the window, that's when a lot of teams start to release players once they've got the players in down in England so we'll keep at it." Steven Hammell's Motherwell are ninth, with County three points below the Steelmen, Dundee United and Kilmarnock but having played a game more. Having scored Motherwell's late consolation against Hibernian last week, McKinstry was lively in the first half. His first shot from the left clipped the outside of the far post, his second drew a save and a header later in the half went over. Against a backdrop of controversial decisions in recent weeks, the officials had a call to make when Owura Edwards went down in the box. The winger chased a loose ball and nicked it through the legs of Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly before the pair collided. Referee David Dickinson signalled for a goal kick and, after a VAR check, that decision was upheld. There did appear to be contact between the two players' flailing legs. County's only other moment of note in the opening period was when Edwards crossed from the right and neither Ross Callachan nor Jordan White could capitalise. Max Johnston, who has returned to Motherwell following a loan spell at Cove Rangers, almost put the Steelmen in front with a fierce strike from outside the box, Ross Laidlaw saving well. The first big chance of the second half fell the way of County with White's header from Yan Dhanda's cross flashing wide. Dhanda then threatened himself, cutting in from the same left-hand side and bringing out the best in Kelly. Paul McGinn headed over the visitors' goal from a Sean Goss corner as the game continued to open up. And Motherwell seized their chance when McKinstry nodded down to Kevin van Veen then bent his run to receive the striker's pass and shoot. Laidlaw got a hand to it but could not prevent the goal. The question was, could the home side keep it tight enough to see out the win? The answer was no. Hiwula had just entered the fray as Dhanda's replacement when he latched on to White's knockdown off Callachan's long ball and finished through the legs of Kelly. It was then Motherwell's turn to look for a spot-kick after Matt Penney charged into the box and claimed he had been pulled back by Edwards. Again, the referee said no. Though a point apiece is not disastrous for either side, both will wonder about what might have been. Motherwell again showed the aptitude in front of goal from their recent performances but, like those same games, could not find the clean sheet to see out the result. The timing of their opener put them in a stick or twist situation and choosing to stick allowed Ross County back into the game. County have struggled to get ahead in games and did everything but score before falling behind. Kelly has to take some credit for that but there were opportunities to give the goalkeeper no chance. However, what will please the visitors was the character they showed to force the leveller and at least add to their points tally. Motherwell manager Steven Hammell: "It's a game we should've won, no problem. It wasn't a classic at all and obviously with the conditions we knew it was going to be more of a battle. "We played a a big part in the game, we created a lot of chances, we should've probably scored at least one more but we find ourselves in a really strong position. Sometimes you can't legislate for the cheapness of the goal we lose." Ross County manager Malky Mackay: "There's an absolute resilience there and a togetherness that shows that we're fighting for every point. I'm delighted that Jordy comes on and he manages to score. "We are creating really good chances. That's where the fine lines are in this division. We defended our own box really well. To a man we were terrific in terms of heading balls away."
Ross County
Manager	Malcolm (Malky) Mackay
Starting 11	1: Ross Laidlaw, 2: Connor Randall, 4: David Cancola, 5: Jack Baldwin, 6: Alexander Iacovitti, 7: Owura Edwards, 8: Ross Callachan 1, 10: Yan Dhanda 1, 16: George Harmon, 22: Jordon Tillson 1, 26: Jordan White
Bench	21: Ross Munro, 11: Joshua Sims, 14: Victor Loturi, 15: Keith Watson, 17: Kazeem Olaigbe, 18: William Akio, 19: Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila 1, 30: Dylan Smith, 42: Nohan Kenneh
Motherwell
Manager	Steven Hammell
Starting 11	Liam Kelly, Ricki Lamie, Sondre Solholm Johansen, Max Johnston, Matt Penney, Blair Spittal, Oliver Crankshaw 1, Paul McGinn, Stuart McKinstry 1, Sean Goss 1, Kevin van Veen
Bench	Barry Maguire, Aston Oxborough, Dean Cornelius, Shane Blaney, Mikael Mandron, Ross Tierney, Connor Shields, Logan Dunachie, Lennon Miller